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Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules former PM Imran Khan’s arrest was illegal Pakistan’s top court has declared the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan illegal and called for him to be immediately released.  Khan was arrested on corruption charges but his lawyers argued that his detention from the court premises in Islamabad on Tuesday was unlawful. The arrest of Khan has only heightened tensions and violent protests have erupted since his arrest.  During the court proceedings, Khan claimed he had been kidnapped from the High Court and physically assaulted. Video footage showed paramilitary forces seizing and dragging Khan, who had…

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Remembering Shireen Abu Akleh one year on amid calls for justice It’s been a year since the Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot in the head and killed whilst reporting near a refugee camp on the outskirts of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, she was covering an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) raid. Abu Akleh was a much-loved journalist across the Arab world, working for Al Jazeera. She is being remembered by family, friends, and colleagues today, as tributes are paid and fans celebrate her life. But amid the celebrations of her incredible life, one year on from…

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